Replying to Ladies/gay men, answer this question

OK, this has been bothering me for almost 10 years, so I may as well ask it allready(instead of studying for my history of early modern warfare, cognitive development, and perceptual processes exam).
I know the male definition for "really cute" and "hot" makes the terms really different. Cute is that classical, innocent, adorable beauty and charm. Sort of like a less mature kind of good looking.
Hot is the opposite kind of good looking, its risque, adventurous etc.

But how do those two terms differ from a chicks perspective? Does the gay perspective differ on this as well?
One thing I have found is that if a girl thinks a guy is really cute, a gay guy thinks the guy is hot. Its really strange